ZUN has just announced Touhou 17 titled 東方鬼形獣（Touhou Kikeijuu）〜 Wily Beast and Weakest Creature.
https://kourindou.exblog.jp/28205045/
"The animal spirits of hell are planning to control the earth with their power. We are going to get rid of them by teaming up with allied animal spirits."
Heading to hell are Reimu, Marisa, and Youmu.
It's darker than usual, it has a lot of beast elements and it's a slightly aggressive shooting game
*since the game is still under development, the image can change at anytime
It is expected to be released on this Summer's comiket (Comiket 96) (if nothing happens), and the trial version will be released on Reitaisai 16

More drawings have appeared from the outside world near the Great Hakurei Border!
As usual, I've upped the contrast on the photos to make my faint lines appear. Maybe I should just go over those lines pushing harder. Sanae is a bit out of proportion, and she's wearing a bit of a Reimu face, but I think the picture looks good. And as for Sakuya… . Actually, I've noticed a line on her apron that I forgot to erase just as I'm writing this. That's annoying.
So far, I've drawn many significant Touhou protagonists/playable characters. Reimu, Sakuya, Sanae… and yet, I can't help but feel as if I'm missing a certain, sticky fingered someone from this gallery...

Ahoy! And firstly, thanks for sitting in. It was around late 2017 when I got into arranging some Touhou remixes after listening to a remix for “Septette For The Dead Princess.” To sum it up, I mostly turn some of my favorites into Rock/Metal remixes. I know this has been done to death, and several of these tend to be overplayed on YouTube, but I wanted to give it a shot, anyway.
Now, I’ll just post all my current slew of 2hu tracks thus far. I obviously plan to make more, as I’m jamming to several tracks almost everyday. P.S: The sound quality isn’t the best since I have to resort to recording everything on my phone, so I apologize in advance for your ears’ well being.
Anyway, up first is my recent post on SoundCloud. Alice In Wonderland from Mystic Square.https://m.soundcloud.com/yoshie-shinozaki-1/alice-in-wonderland-touhou
Next is a Black Metal styled re-remix of U.N Owen Was Her? In the style of Final Savage.https://m.soundcloud.com/yoshie-shinozaki-1/final-savage-u-n-owen-was-her
This set belongs to Legacy Of Lunatic Kingdom. An Alternative Metal styler for both Pure Furies~ Whereabouts Of The Heart & Pandemonic Planet.https://m.soundcloud.com/yoshie-shinozaki-1/pure-furies-whereabouts-of-the
https://m.soundcloud.com/yoshie-shinozaki-1/pandemonic-planet-touhou-metal
https://m.soundcloud.com/yoshie-shinozaki-1/gensokyo-millennium-touhou
And that’s all for now. If you have any criticisms or suggestions, please feel free to speak your mind, and I will try my best to do much better next.
P.S.S: I’ll be posting both my latest work on the first page, and on the newest page onward to keep things current. Thank you for your time, mates!

I’d marry Meiling. Having a wife, who knows martial arts sounds really stellar. Would be nice to train with her sometime. Plus she needs more love, and what’s wrong with that?
Date Nitori. Despite how she might make me feel regarding my intelligence.(What with her being a genius, and I’m not...) Nitori could be fun to hang out with. I’d play with some of her gadgets she built. We both like cucumbers, so that’s a plus?
Sorry to the Sakuya fans. Knife-wielding chronomancers are definitely not my cup of tea to stick around with, per se. Not that I hate her. Far from it. But a hard choice had to be made.
Seiga Kaku.
Yuuka Kazami.
Satori Komeiji.

Here’s a picture of my recent purchases. Aside from JoJo & Corpse Party, this has been my most ambitious craze. I’m missing volumes 5 & 7 for the Manga, unfortunately. Also, I’m still pissed that I had to buy another copy of my shirt.

Out of the Touhou games I've played (everything up to 11 so far (not counting some spin-offs), currently playing through 12), my favourite is definitely Imperishable Night. I too could write an essay about why I think this game is one of the best in the series (in my opinion), but that's something for another time. Admittedly, the fact that IN is also the only Touhou game that I've beaten the extra in so far probably contributes more than a little to my liking of this game and its characters.
The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil also deserves an honourable mention for being the game that got me so captivated with the franchise to begin with, plus it has a top tier soundtrack.

Honestly, I was going to write an essay to describe which game is my favorite. But I don’t wanna bore the readers with my rambling that everybody’s already read over ten years ago, so I’ll get to the point.
Imperishable Night.
Subterranean Animism.
Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
All three appeal to me the most because the gameplay, soundtrack, and storytelling are equally superb, in my opinion. Course, I’ll admit the sprites for IN made me laugh more than they should. Especially Sakuya’s derpy eyes... Sorry ZUN.
Do Fangames count, too? If so, then Disappearing of Gensokyo ranks high, in my book.

Release Information
Type: RPG
Developer: FocasLens
Publisher: FocasLens
Release: ???
Language: English Patched
Keyboard Controls
Arrow keys - Movement
(Z) - Select
(X) - Cancel
(C) - Swap Items
(A/D) - Navigate Menu left/right
(S/Space) - Open Menu
Gamepad Controls
Direction Pad - Movement
(A) - Select
(B) - Cancel
(X) - Swap Items
(L/R) - Navigate Menu left/right
(Y/Start) - Open Menu
Description
Storyline:
Touhou Puppet Dance Performance (TPDP) starts off with the player character being transported to Gensokyo through unknown circumstances by Yukari. Seemingly there to help solve an incident that occured recently that involves mysterious puppets that seemingly came out of nowhere. These puppets represent all of the maidens of Gensokyo, and its up to the player to solve the incident whilst finding a way back home.
Gameplay:
Plays heavy similar to Pokemon. If you've ever played Pokemon, you'll quickly grasp this game. A few key differences though.
All the "IV" stats are now shown through Ranks (C-S+)
"EV" stats, movesets, and even abilities can be changed on the
dime using the PP that puppets receive throughout each fight.
All "HMs" are replaced by key items that serve the same purpose.
Puppets are caught through something called soul threads, these
require you to set, then KO the puppet to catch them. Completely
opposite to Pokemon.
A whole new type table (See "Other Sources" for info on how to see this
type table)
Other Sources:
A good site for extra helpful information on TPDP is of course, the TPDP wiki. Link here. Here you can view the puppet dex, type table, abilities, and even the locations for the puppets.

I'd marry Mystia, because she has a sweet singing voice and she can scare people we don't like away with her power to cause night blindness. Despite being a youkai she isn't really a cruel or dangerous person, just a bit of a prankster, and even then it's very low key, just frightening people who venture out on roads at night (actually I'd probably find doing that with her pretty entertaining, haha). I reckon she'd be quite nice once you get to know her, and tbh she's kinda cute. Plus, she likes to go out at night. I like night time too :D.
I'd date Yukari. It would be interesting to talk someone who is more or less a pseudo-goddess, and also she seems to have an unlimited supply of sake that it is apparently "90% alcohol" so we'd get drunk af XD.
I'd kill Aya. I wouldn't be able to stand being with someone who has a reputation for spreading lies and misinformation, and also she's sort of a stalker. Better she isn't there to mislead people and record information about them without their permission.
Sakuya Izayoi
Hong Meiling
Nitori Kawashiro

So I decided to share some of my Touhou animated cursors that I've been using lately with you guys, since most likely their original sources will be gone after some years like some already did. Have fun!
Also, I do not own anything, I just made a pack with a bunch of cursors that some artists from NicoNicoDouga and Pixiv have made
VirusTotal Scan:
https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/55be865e462bd4695c69125751d8725f6359a38731db2141bb155add856b2fe0

Release Information
Type: Vertical Shooting Game
Developer: 立命館大学サブカルチャー
連合 Publisher: 立命館大学サブカルチャー連合
Release: Comiket 87 on December 29, 2014
Language: Japanese
Description
Touhou Crisis Scarlet is the very first doujin shooting game developed by 立命館大学サブカルチャー連合, which was released at Comiket 87 on December 29, 2014. Touhou Crisis Scarlet plays like a Touhou shooting game in most respects, however, there are some differences. The final boss got a good number of spell cards, but it does not affect player's score. Since timer is running backwards, and the score is calculated directly from the number of seconds remaining, the best strategy to achieve high score is defeat them as soon as possible. Bomb basically unlimited and the bar will be filled slowly if the player continues to destroy enemies. Player will start off with 3 lives with each consisting of five slots. These slots can be filled by collecting HP items from destroyed enemies. There are two characters to choose from; Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame, each of which have two styles of attack and a charge attack.

This is a tool that gives you a panel from which you can run any official game you've got, as well as offering support for adding your own entries to a different tab for fangames. Naturally, this does require you to tell the launcher where each and every one of your executables are, but that's about it for all the Windows games. (Entries on the official games tab go from being black and white to lighting up in color as you tell the launcher where each game is.) It's a bit fickle when it comes to the Retro Era games, as it can only be given a shortcut to Neko Project II (which is what will open when you click one of the retro games). It also has the ability to download and extract replays to the appropriate games' folders, having its own built-in browser that goes to Gensokyo.org, RoyalFlare.net, and ThReplays.BlogSpot.com for easy acquisition.
If you don't like the button images, don't fret; you can check an option in the Settings tab for custom game images so you can assign your own button images! Instructions for how to format the pictures so that the launcher will read them properly are found in the Settings.
Supports all official games to date (all the way up to LoLK) and any fangames you put on its Fan Games tab.

I would Marry Alice, Because she's a shy sweet girl who can manipulate dolls. That's pretty kewl if you ask me :3
I would date Yumeko, because she could throw Swords at my enemies
I would Kill Shinki, I don't hate or anything, I'm just not attracted to gods.
Yukari Yakumo.
Mystia Lorelei.
Aya Shameimaru.

Dont most Z inputs accept a backwards quarter-circle, 8th forward circle? (not sure most z-moves I attempt I use a keyboard for and then it just becomes a dance between down and forward that's fairly easy.) also iirc IaMP is just super finicky in even it's most basic controls whenever I tried it. I wouldn't use it's setup to judge SWR, as the latter is much more fluid and intuitive.

Well, to put my thoughts on these in turn . . .
1) You aren't missing much. To be frank, Zun's plots are generally excuse plots. His dialouge has some offbeat humor, but intricate plots and compelling characters simply isn't something he does. There's a reason fanmade material can have such a wide range.
2) That's unfortunate. I'ld understand if you aren't a fan of fighters or IaMP/SWRs' setup, but they are a decent look at the roster's personalities. They are part of the reason why the 6-8 cast is as popular as they are, and more consistent in fan-portrayals than some of the later ones. (I also personally prefer the older fighters to the newer ones, but that's opinion) They are not essential by any means though, just a good point of reference.
3) Understandable, given that there isn't a whole lot to gotten aside from the massive number of characters.
There are a few print works however, that are of some help. Only some help, however, as many of the one that would explore the lore are written by in-universe characters, and thus, not entirely reliable. Grimoire of Marisa and Bohemian Archive in Japanese Red are examples, the former being Marisa commenting on the Spellcard system and the magic used by others, the second being Aya's newspaper (unfortunately known for stretching the truth). Most other printworks are comedic, slice of life style. The notable exception however, is Silent Sinner in Blue, which is a fairly serious and dramatic story, which, while rather mediocre in my opinion, is probably as definitive as you can get with the 6-8 cast.
Given how loose the plot is between the games, the PC-98 is hardly essential for understanding anything in rest of the series. There are only four characters returning from that era, Reimu, Marisa, Yuuka Kazami, and Alice Margatroid. Reimu and Marisa are the same, though Marisa started as a rival working for/aprentice of one of the era's main villains; Mima. Yuuka was a villain from the fourth game, and knowing this explains Reimu's reaction to her in PoFV, the only game in which she has reapeared. Alice appeared in the fifth game, then became a reoccuring character for a while (6-11), and reversing Yuuka, knowing this explains some of Alice's behavior.
When it comes down to it, though, only a handful of characters have well-defined personalities, and the setting and lore are often frustratingly vague. A lot of what the fanbase will talk about is just commonly accepted headcanon, rather than actual "top order canon" material. Even most of the official print works aren't written by Zun, and are quite loose with established rules and knowledge about the setting (hence the usual comedic angle).

Girls Ready to Check Out Your Desktop (28)
Alice, Byakuren, Cirno, Flandre, Kanako, Keine, Kogasa, Koishi, Letty, Marisa, Meiling, Mokou, Mystia, Nitori, Patchouli, Reimu, Reisen, Remilia, Sakuya, Sanae, Satori, Suika, Suwako, Tewi, Youmu, Yuka, Yukari, Yuyuko
Explanation of Config TouhouWiki page for TDP Want to Watch for New Pets? Page they're released on
Recently updated to version 3. The five new girls are: * Satori Komeiji * Mystia Lorelei * Kogasa Tatara * Hong Meiling * Letty Whiterock
These are different from the regular shimejis; these float around on your desktop, and you can interact with them in a few ways (fast mouseover left/right will dizzy them, mouseover up/down forces them to move, and they'll look at you if you slowly hover over them).
When you right click them, you'll be asked if you want to set options (first choice) or close that pet (second choice). In the configuration options are choices that are unique to each girl; you can set how fast they move, how fast they dizzy-spin, and if they have a special double-click option (like Youmu taking out/sheathing her swords or Nitori using her opti-camo), you can disable it, or in some cases set a special option for it (like how well Nitori's opti-camo works).